The last spanish expulsion in Europe: Milan 1565–1597

In 1597 King Philip II of Spain expelled the Jews from Milan at the end of a thirty-year power struggle between secular and religious Italian authorities and Spanish imperial powers. These conflicts reveal that the expulsion followed less from Philip II's personal feelings about the Jews than f...

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Published in:AJS review
Subtitles:Research Article
Main Author: Cassen, Flora (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Pennsylvania Press [2014]
In: AJS review
Year: 2014, Volume: 38, Issue: 1, Pages: 59-88
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jews / Milan / Philip II Spain, King 1527-1598 / Expulsion
B Judaism / History / Culture
B Governor / Duchy / Christianity / Monarchy / Senator / King
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
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Summary:In 1597 King Philip II of Spain expelled the Jews from Milan at the end of a thirty-year power struggle between secular and religious Italian authorities and Spanish imperial powers. These conflicts reveal that the expulsion followed less from Philip II's personal feelings about the Jews than from his approach to governing and the necessity to preserve and increase his power in Italy. They also expose the fluctuating boundaries of imperial powers in distant territories resistant to accepting them, highlighting both the extent and the limits of Spanish rule in Italy. Examined in detail and in its larger historical context, the case of Milan elucidates the mechanisms of an expulsion, foregrounding the intricate political, financial, and religious issues that led up to the last Spanish expulsion in Europe.
ISSN:1475-4541
Contains:Enthalten in: Association for Jewish Studies, AJS review
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0364009414000038